When the going is good the good get going! But when the going is bad...the good go scramming. That is to say, nobody wants to keep company with a sinking ship. You win the lottery? Win a casino jackpot? Win a scratch off? Get a big tax return? You have friends and sometimes family that come out of the walls. "Hey cousin, Hey sister, my brother, my pal."But you miss a bill due, lose your job, catch a common cold that lasts more than the obligatory 2.5 days, then you are ALONE on that slippery slope. A slippery slope best navigated with skis. Your skis.The Seven Rules of Navigation:

Stay determined to remain on your feet

Grab hold of something but don't plan to make that hold a fixture in your life

Dress for the environment, you might be on that slope for awhile

Don't take the temperature every five minutes, you might be on that slope awhile

Don't look around you, look straight ahead. The elements around you are there to distract and annoy you

Don't stop to explain, your actions will speak louder than words

Don't fall apart. How you look going down the slope determines how you are perceived when you reach its bottom!